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From the majestic Opening Ceremony to the medals won by French athletes, the Games' festive venues, all free of charge, allowed spectators to experience great Olympic moments on giant screens and enjoy plenty of entertainment for all ages. French and international supporters mingled throughout the Paris 2024 Games!
La Terrasse des Jeux (Paris Center)
Located opposite the Hôtel de Ville, the site features two giant screens for watching competitions and six areas for sports and para-sports activities. With its large stage, it can accommodate up to 12,000 people in a special concert configuration!
The Terrasse des Jeux is accessible free of charge.
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Joséphine Brueder / Ville de Paris
Concert ahead of the Olympic Games broadcast, Saturday, July 27
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Joséphine Brueder / Ville de Paris
Spectators celebrate the French 7-a-side rugby team's victory in the final.
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Joséphine Brueder / Ville de Paris
Concert by singer Eva at the inauguration of the Terrasse des Jeux on the Hôtel de Ville forecourt (Paris Centre)
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Jean-Baptiste Gurliat / Ville de Paris
Armchair basketball at the Terrasse des Jeux de l'Hôtel de Ville (Paris Centre)
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Clément Dorval/Ville de Paris
Les arènes de Lutèce (5th)
Experience a variety of activities in the remarkable setting of these second-century AD arenas, including martial arts, capoeira, parkour, and more, or just relax during an open-air cinema session!
This Gallo-Roman amphitheater is the venue for festivities in the 5th arrondissement.
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Guillaume Bontemps / Ville de Paris
Artistic expression walls let visitors express their creativity.
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Guillaume Bontemps / Ville de Paris
Various introductory martial arts workshops are organized.
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Guillaume Bontemps / Ville de Paris
Spectators turned out in force to witness the closing ceremony.
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Valentin Chesneau-Daumas
Place Saint-Sulpice (6th)
Set against the Saint-Sulpice church, this vibrant location features human tower demonstrations, taekwondo, and cane activities! A number of sports-related films are also shown (including Cool Runnings and Le Grand Bain).
Human lathe demonstration
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Lieu de festivité du 6e arrondissement
This discipline is particularly popular in Catalonia.
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Guillaume Bontemps / Ville de Paris
Young and old alike can try their hand at miniature golf!
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Guillaume Bontemps / Ville de Paris
Spectators celebrated Léon Marchand's Olympic title in the 400 m 4-swim.
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Guillaume Bontemps / Ville de Paris
Together, the spectators experienced the end of the Olympic Games with emotion.
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Henri Garat / Ville de Paris
Parc Monceau (8th)
In this mythical Parisian park, the 8th arrondissement town hall offers a wide range of sports activities (fencing, urban sliding sports, taekwondo, etc.), children's activities and several concerts from the French scene (Jeanne Balibar, Maëlle, Chien noir).
Sipping a drink in front of a giant screen is possible at Festivités sites (as here in the 8th arrondissement).
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Henri Garat / Ville de Paris
Fans from all over the world gather at this festive venue in the 8th arrondissement.
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Henri Garat / Ville de Paris
A game of basketball in the Parc Monceau, site of Festivités.
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Henri Garat / Ville de Paris
Plant artworks created for the Festivités site in the 8th arrondissement.
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Henri Garat / Ville de Paris
9th arrondissement town hall
For the duration of the Games, the 9th arrondissement town hall becomes a festivity venue, welcoming local talent for the Neuvième en scène festival. Also on the program: sports sessions (touch rugby, laser run, yoga, etc.) and cinema!
All sites have misting systems for hot weather.
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Joséphine Brueder / Ville de Paris
Basketball or TV games? No need to choose here!
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Joséphine Brueder / Ville de Paris
Watch the races in the shade on deckchairs, one of the highlights of this festive site!
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Joséphine Brueder / Ville de Paris
La Grange-aux-Belles and canal Saint-Martin (10th)
The 10th arrondissement offers three distinct venues for festivities! The largest, located on the Grange-aux-Belles sports field, offers live broadcasts and various sporting activities. The 10th arrondissement town hall is home to an art installation, while the Canal Saint-Martin offers swimming every Sunday in summer via Paris Plages.
Minigolf player on the 10th arrondissement festivities site
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Joséphine Brueder / Ville de Paris
A giant chair for the ultimate in relaxation!
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Joséphine Brueder / Ville de Paris
A photobooth to immortalize your visit
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Joséphine Brueder / Ville de Paris
11th district town hall
The site offers sports activities as well as fun activities (board games, molky), city walks and a wide range of cultural activities. There are even workshops for making mocktails (non-alcoholic cocktails). On certain evenings, the town hall forecourt also hosts DJ sets!
Despite the rain, fans from all over the world turned out to watch the opening ceremony at this site in the 11th arrondissement.
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Guillaume Bontemps / Ville de Paris
It's also an opportunity to celebrate great sporting moments
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Guillaume Bontemps / Ville de Paris
A little rain, but a lot of smiles
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Guillaume Bontemps / Ville de Paris
Le jardin de Reuilly (12th)
On the edge of a green space that runs alongside the "coulée verte", this festive venue offers residents a wide range of sporting activities (table tennis, pétanque, gentle gym), as well as concerts by La Loge, theatrical performances and nature discovery workshops for children.
A large crowd attended the opening ceremony at the Jardin de Reuilly (12th arrondissement).
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Guillaume Bontemps / Ville de Paris
The Festivités du 12e site offers boxing initiation workshops.
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Guillaume Bontemps / Ville de Paris
When the heat is on, you can cool off with misters installed at the Festivités sites.
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Guillaume Bontemps / Ville de Paris
Whether lounging in a deckchair or in a baby carriage, everyone can take advantage of the giant screens to watch the events, such as the kayak cross.
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Guillaume Bontemps / Ville de Paris
Choisy Park (13th)
Bike activities, introduction to roller dance, city walks, badminton, dance shows, comedy, open-air cinema… As elsewhere, there's no shortage of activities in the 13th arrondissement!
Despite the rain, crowds turned out in force to watch the opening ceremony.
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Clément Dorval / Ville de Paris
Young and old enjoyed the show.
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Clément Dorval / Ville de Paris
A public from all over the world celebrated its athletes!
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Clément Dorval / Ville de Paris
And as always, love triumphed!
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Clément Dorval / Ville de Paris
As for the opening ceremony, the public turned out in force to attend the closing ceremony. But this time in dry conditions!
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Joséphine Brueder
Elisabeth sports center (14th)
How about taking a dip before watching the Olympic Games? It's possible in the 14th arrondissement, with an outdoor pool set up on the lawn of the Elisabeth stadium, just a stone's throw from all the other festivities! On the program: exhibitions, yoga, a travelling library, wheelchair sports and numerous shows.
You can come and enjoy the sporting events in the sunshine and in a deckchair.
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Jean-Baptiste Gurliat / Ville de Paris
In a production combining theater, circus and literature, Mathieu Touzé, co-director of Théâtre 14, adapts Jean Genet's Le Funambule (1964).
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Jean-Baptiste Gurliat / Ville de Paris
The stadium's lawn provides a comfortable mattress to sit on!
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Jean-Baptiste Gurliat / Ville de Paris
Minigolf players on the 14th festivities site
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Jean-Baptiste Gurliat / Ville de Paris
The town hall of the 15th and the Jean-Chérioux square
Two festivities for the price of one! In the square, you have the opportunity to play spikeball, pétanque, or chess, and the forecourt offers a variety of enjoyable and athletic activities. And that's not all! For e-sports or virtual reality, head straight for the town hall.
Spectators watched France's volleyball team qualify for the final
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Guillaume Bontemps / Ville de Paris
The forecourt offers a range of sports and leisure activities.
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Jean-Baptiste Gurliat / Ville de Paris
In particular, you can have your photo taken to immortalize your visit!
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Jean-Baptiste Gurliat / Ville de Paris
Volunteers also enjoy the photobooth!
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Guillaume Bontemps / Ville de Paris
Sainte-Périne Park (16th)
Sports activities, entertainment, cultural events… there's no shortage of things to do! For two days, it will also be showcasing Polynesian culture and diaspora (in reference to the surfing events) and the island of La Réunion.
The park offers an ideal setting for watching the events on giant screens.
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Henri Garat / Ville de Paris
Archery on the 16th anniversary site
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Henri Garat / Ville de Paris
A clump of dahlias on the site of the 16th anniversary festivities
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Henri Garat / Ville de Paris
Parc Clichy-Batignolles (17th)
How about rediscovering this park in the heart of Les Batignolles? Now a celebration site, it provides an array of activities, from thrilling escapades and sports caricature workshops to physical exercises, performances, and diverse introductory sessions.
This festive venue is nestled in the heart of the Batignolles district (17th).
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Henri Garat / Ville de Paris
A pleasant green setting to cool off and watch the races!
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Henri Garat / Ville de Paris
The public is out in force to follow the Olympic Games.
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Henri Garat / Ville de Paris
Les jardins d'Éole and Square Serpollet (18th)
Twice as many festivities! In the gardens or in front of the town hall (in Square Serpollet), the 18th offers inclusive dance performances, nature walks, workshops combining sports education and the environment, and choreographic and musical performances. Not forgetting sport! You can discover the art of circus, play badminton, pétanque and much more…
Giant screen on the festivities site in the 18th arrondissement.
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Joséphine Brueder / Ville de Paris
A young girl dances in front of musicians on the site of festivities in the 18th arrondissement.
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Joséphine Brueder / Ville de Paris
Children fill their bottles with fresh Paris water at the 18th arrondissement festivities site.
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Joséphine Brueder / Ville de Paris
Minigolf at Jardins d'Éole (18th district)
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Joséphine Brueder / Ville de Paris
Giant screen on the festivities site in the 18th arrondissement.
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Joséphine Brueder / Ville de Paris
The festivities site includes a space for artistic expression!
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Joséphine Brueder / Ville de Paris
Of course, you can also follow the Olympic events.
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Joséphine Brueder / Ville de Paris
La place Stalingrad (19th)
Inclusive sports classes, exhibitions, a quiz to test your Olympic skills, a family comedy show, concerts… There's a whole host of activities on offer at the Place de la Bataille-de-Stalingrad in the 19th arrondissement!
You can try your hand at a variety of sports.
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Joséphine Brueder / Ville de Paris
Feet in the water to follow the Olympics.
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Joséphine Brueder / Ville de Paris
Refreshments are available at the festival sites.
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Joséphine Brueder / Ville de Paris
Children learn gymnastics under the watchful eye of activity leaders.
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Joséphine Brueder / Ville de Paris
The Louis-Lumière sports center (20th)
Children's craft workshops, theater, sports activities, inflatable games… All these activities linked to the Olympic Games are in addition to the usual outdoor swimming offered at the Louis-Lumière sports center.
Spectators turned out in force to watch the opening ceremony on a giant screen.
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Joséphine Brueder / Ville de Paris
Bring the whole family to watch the opening ceremony!
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Joséphine Brueder / Ville de Paris
Aya Nakamura's performance on the big screen at the Louis-Lumière stadium (20th arrondissement)
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Joséphine Brueder / Ville de Paris
Inflatable games on the 20th anniversary site
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Joséphine Brueder / Ville de Paris
You can also swim at the Louis-Lumière sports center (20th arrondissement)!
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Joséphine Brueder / Ville de Paris
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